(A) The City Clerk shall prepare, maintain and periodically update a registry of vacant residential and commercial property located in the city.
(B) Prior to filing a complaint of foreclosure or executing a deed in lieu of foreclosure on a vacant residential or commercial real property that appears on the registry located within the city, a creditor, lender or lienholder as defined herein shall pay the fee set forth in division(C).
(C) All owners (as defined herein) shall pay the fee set forth in division (D) at such time as owners vacate the residential or commercial real property, or when the city identifies the residential or commercial real property as vacant as set forth herein, upon notice to the owner or his/her/its agent, assign or successor in interest, ownership and/or title.
(D) The initial fee for vacant residential or commercial property to be paid by a creditor, owner, lender or lienholder shall be $500 made payable to “City of Bellevue” and submitted to the City Clerk no later than thirty (30) days after notice of vacancy by city, except lienholders, creditors and lenders preparing to file foreclosure as set forth in division (B) above, who shall pay no later than thirty (30) days prior to any action set forth above in division (B). Thereafter, an annual fee of $1,000 is payable by all owners, creditors, lienholders and lenders, no later than January 30 of each subsequent year after the year of initial notification, until such time that the property is no longer vacant.
(Ord. 2015-05-01, passed 6-10-15; Am. Ord. 2020-09-01, passed 10-14-20)